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Asian students  Bright  Hard-working  Good at taking exams  Not very creative  Short of original ideas

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Oriental Cultures  Obedience is a virtue: –Obey to parents –Obey to teachers –Obey to authorities –Obey to textbooks –Obey to... you name it  How can one be creative if he/she was brought up this way?

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American Culture  Independence is a virtue: –Be independent –Have your own opinions, styles, … –Learn how to think and not what to think

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Under the current cultures …  How to foster the student’s creativity?  How not to strangle the student’s creativity ?